✈ INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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#External affairs Minister: Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
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1. The Embassy of India in Beirut has advised all Indian nationals to avoid travelling to Lebanon until further notice in view of the recent developments and potential threat escalations in the region.
2. India and Vietnam signed nine agreements to deepen comprehensive strategic partnership and enhance cooperation in the fields of customs, agriculture, legal, radio and television broadcast, culture, and tourism.
3. A group of 25 “concerned” citizens, which includes former judges, diplomats, activists, writers and economists, have written to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh urging him to cancel licences for the export of arms and ammunition to Israel as it is in violation of India’s commitment under international law and the Constitutional mandate.
4. India and China on Wednesday held the 30th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) in New Delhi during which the discussion was “in-depth, constructive and forward-looking”, and both sides agreed to maintain the momentum through established diplomatic and military channels.
5. PM Modi met the speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan, Nukaga Fukushiro, and his delegation of Japanese Parliament and business leaders. During the meeting, the Prime Minister highlighted the conducive business environment and reforms undertaken in India for more investment and technology from Japan.
6. India is ranked 39th among 119 countries, according to the Travel and Tourism Development Index 2024 report published by the World Economic Forum.
7. A four-day comprehensive capacity-building workshop organised by the Indian Embassy in Bhutan on food import regulations and requirements has concluded. The workshop was held as a part of awareness sessions led by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India.
8. India summoned Sri Lankan Envoy over the death of one Indian Fisherman after a Sri Lankan Naval Vessel collided with an Indian fishing vessel.
🌎 WORLD NEWS 🌍
UNO Gen. Secy : António Guterres.
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1. Bangladesh on August 1 banned the Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir under anti-terrorism law following nationwide unrest, citing the threat posed by the fundamentalist party to public security. Government accusing it of exploiting the movement that left at least 150 people dead.
2. The mastermind, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, along with his two accomplices, accused of plotting the 9/11 attacks in the USA, have agreed to plead guilty to avoid the death penalty. The U.S. Defence Department said.
3. Israel’s army confirmed that the head of the Hamas military, Mohammed Deif, was killed in its air strike in southern Gaza last month.
4. The United Nations Security Council countries have called for increased diplomatic efforts to prevent a broader Middle East conflict after the killing of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in the Iranian capital Tehran.
4. The US Federal Reserve has left interest rates unchanged at 5.25 per cent to 5.5 per cent, as inflation continues to cool, hinting that a rate cut might come as soon as September.
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